AI JOB RISK SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 51-8092.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Gas Plant Operators?

Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

Estimated AI task exposure
50%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

19 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

60/100

Physical moat

55/100

Human moat

14/100

Rating coverage

100%

19 task statements / 19 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Monitor equipment functioning, observe temperature, level, and flow gauges, and perform regular unit checks to ensure that all equipment is operating as it should.
Importance 92/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.90
Record, review, and compile operations records, test results, and gauge readings such as temperatures, pressures, concentrations, and flows.
Importance 86/100Relevance 97/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.87
Control operation of compressors, scrubbers, evaporators, and refrigeration equipment to liquefy, compress, or regasify natural gas.
Importance 88/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 70/100Weight 0.85
Distribute or process gas for utility companies or industrial plants, using panel boards, control boards, and semi-automatic equipment.
Importance 90/100Relevance 85/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.84
Collaborate with other operators to solve unit problems.
Importance 83/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 62/100Weight 0.83
Read logsheets to determine product demand and disposition, or to detect malfunctions.
Importance 80/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.81
Control equipment to regulate flow and pressure of gas to feedlines of boilers, furnaces, and related steam-generating or heating equipment.
Importance 88/100Relevance 77/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.80
Adjust temperature, pressure, vacuum, level, flow rate, or transfer of gas to maintain processes at required levels or to correct problems.
Importance 84/100Relevance 83/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.79
Contact maintenance crews when necessary.
Importance 76/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.79
Determine causes of abnormal pressure variances, and make corrective recommendations, such as installation of pipes to relieve overloading.
Importance 85/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.79

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$87,820

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

18,030

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-6.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

1

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

45 points lower exposure • 75% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

45 points lower exposure • 76% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment

5%

45 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $84,890 Growth 2025–2035: +5.4% Annual openings: 0

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

45 points lower exposure • 74% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

stronger human/judgment moat, more physical-world work
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders

6%

44 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $58,870 Growth 2025–2035: +2.8% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Home Appliance Repairers

5%

45 points lower exposure • 77% profile similarity

Median wage: $50,990 Growth 2025–2035: +1.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • physical-world execution
  • on-site troubleshooting
  • dexterity and equipment interaction

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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